Plait anchoring means for garments



L. E. BER

PLAIT ANCHO RING MEANS FOR GARMENTS Dec. 15; 1936.

Filed. Nov. 15, 1935 LEONE. BER

Patented Dec. 15, 1936 UNl'i'E TTES ATENT FFlE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to garments and has for its object the productionof a means for tying or anchoring the plait of a garment in such amanner as to prevent the plait from spreading or flattening out andopening and at the same time give the proper fullness and freedom ofaction in a garment for which a plait is intended.

A further object of this invention is the production of a simple andefiicient means for anchoring or tying a plait in a garment such as apair of trousers or other garment, so that the plait may constitute acontinuation of the crease in the garment and while allowing a properfreedom of action will at the same time prevent the marring of theappearance of the garment, due to the flattening out of the plait.

Another object of this invention is the production of a simple andeiiicient means for retaining a plait in a garment by tying or anchoringthe inner fold of the plait to the seam of the pocket, fly, or otherseam in the garment conveniently located with respect to the plait.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will appear throughoutthe following specification and claim.

In the drawing:-

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a pair of trou sers showing the plaitsconstituting a continuation of the crease in the trousers;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side view of the trousers looking from theinside of the garment and showing the plait anchored to the pocket seamthrough the medium of an anchoring or tying strip;

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a side elevation of a modified form of the trousers showingthe plait reversed and anchored or tied to the fly through the medium ofa tying strip;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary side elevation looking at the inside of thetrousers and illustrating the tying or anchoring strip for tying theplait to the fly; and

Figure 6 is a transverse section taken on line 6-45 of Figure 4.

By referring to the drawing it will be seen that In designates thegarment which is illustrated as a pair of trousers. A plait II ispreferably formed or folded along the central line of the front face ofeach leg I2 of the pair of trousers l0 so as to extend as a continuationand in substantial alignment with the conventional crease I3 formed ineach leg l2. The plait is so formed as to gradually taper or merge intothe crease l3 so as to produce an attractive tailored appearance such asis illustrated in Figure 1. In the form shown in Figures 1 to 3inclusive, I preferably fold the plaits back toward the pockets toprovide an inwardly extending fold It, as shown in Figure 3, the plaitII preferably opening or facing in the direction of the fly IS. Thetrousers ID are preferably provided with side pockets E6 of theconventional type and each pocket is provided with the conventionalpocket seam H, as shown in Figure 3 in enlarged detail. An anchoring ortying strip preferably about flve inches in width and indicated by thenumeral I8 is employed, and has its side edge I9 anchored under the seamll through the medium of the row of stitching 20. The tying or anchoringstrip i8 may be folded to provide a double thickness for reinforcingpurposes, if desired, and the opposite edge 2! of the tying or anchoringstrip I8 is anchored by means of a row of stitching 22, which stitching22 extends through the anchoring or tying strip I8, as shown in Figure3, and also through the inwardly extending fold M. The stitching 2!,however, does not extend through the outer face of the plait II of thematerial from which the garment is made and this is clearly illustratedin Figure 3. The strip l8 preferably extends under the pocket 16 in amanner as shown in Figures 2 and 3, and by anchoring or tying the plaitII through the medium of the strip I8 to the pocket seam in the manneras described above, it will be seen that the plait is anchored and heldagainst flattening out, spreading, or opening due to the fact that thestrip- [8 ties the plait against the natural opening strain or againstthe pull of the plait. The structure, however, while holding the plaitin its proper position will nevertheless allow for a large amount offreedom for which a plait is intended, providing at the same time forthe anchoring of the plait in the fashion described, and thereby makinga neat and pleasing tailored appearance conforming to the current andmodern style. This structure will also provide a continuation of thecrease l3 from the bottom of the trousers to the belt line, as shown inFigure 1.

It should be understood that while the form of anchoring or tying theplait illustrated in Figure 3 in detail is found preferable, I may alsoanchor or tie this plait to any conveniently located seam formed in thegarment by stitching, sewing or gluing, or in fact by fastening in anydesired or convenient manner common to the trade.

It may be desired in some instances to reverse the plait in a mannersuch as is illustrated in Figures 4, 5, and 6. Should a reverse plait bedesired wherein the plait faces toward the side pockets 23, as shown inFigure 4, the plait 24 may be provided to have its inwardly extendingfolded portion 25 extending toward the fly'seam 26. This will providethe open face 2'! of the plait 24 in a position facing toward the pocket23. In this form, as shown in Figures 4 to 6, an anchoring or tyingstrip 28 is employed which is anchored under the fly seam 26 by means ofa row of stitching 29 and the facing strip 38 may also be anchored tothis tying or anchoring strip 28, as at 3!. The opposite end or edge ofthe tying or anchoring strip 28 is also anchored to the inwardlyextending folded portion 25 of the plait 24 by means of a row ofstitching 32 which preferably extends along one layer of the inwardlyextending folded portion 25 and along the edge of the anchoring strip28, as shown in Figure 6. This stitching 32 does not extend through theouter face of the plait 24. The anchoring strip 28, as well as theanchoring strip ill in the preferred embodiment, may be of any suitableor desired length or width and if desired, the plait may be anchored tothe belt or waist line, or as stated above may be anchored in anysuitable or desired manner to a convenient seam formed in the garmentthrough the medium of stitching, gluing, sewing or in any other mannercommon to the trade. While the present invention is illustrated as beingparticularly applicable to a pair of trousers, it should be understoodthat the same principle may be applied to other garments of varioustypes without departing from the spirit of the invention, such forinstance as in womens riding habits, or other garments, it not beingdesired to limit the present invention to that of a pair of menstrousers.

On account of the anchoring or tying of the plait, it will be understoodthat the plait will be relieved of the tendency to spread, and this willhave a tendency to eliminate wrinkles extending horizontally of thegarment or appearing across the trousers about the abdomen where theplait is used in mens trousers.

As shown in Figure 1, as well as in Figure 4, the plait II as well asthe plait 24 may be tapered in any desired manner toward its lower endto avoid an abrupt spreading of the garment at the lower end of theplait.

Certain detail changes may be employed without departing from the spiritof the invention so long as such changes fall within the scope of theappended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A pair of trousers having a body portion with leg portions, plaitsformed in the body portion and extending downwardly from the waistbandlongitudinally of the body to a point below the crotch, each plaithaving inner and outer folds, the outer fold being in line with thecrease of the trousers and the inner fold facing the side seam of thetrousers, and a relatively wide tying strip for the upper portion of theplait extending transversely of the trousers intermediate upper andlower ends of the plait and having one 'end portion anchored in saidside seam, said tying strip extending across the inner face of thetrousers and having its other end extending into the outer fold of saidplait, and stitches passing through said tying strip and through bothwalls of the inner fold of the plait.

LEON E. BER.

